With the 9th pick in the NFL draft, the Green Packers have selected Boston College’s B.J. Raji, a defensive tackle. [...]
Schilling calls it quits
March 23, 2009 Leave a Comment
Three-time world champion Curt Schilling has announced that he will retire. “This party has officially ended,” Schilling wrote in an email. “After being blessed to experience 23 years of playing professional baseball in front of the world’s best fans in so many different places, it is with zero regrets that I am making my retirement [...]
Terrell Owens signs with the Bills
March 7, 2009 1 Comment
The Buffalo Bills have signed former Cowboy, Eagle and 49er WR Terrell Owens to a one-year $6.5 million deal. Owens was released last week by the Dallas Cowboys and many teams publicly said that they had no interest in adding the problematic wideout. If T.O. couldn’t get along with Jeff Garcia, Donovan McNabb and Tony [...]
Colts release Harrison
Feb. 24, 2009 Leave a Comment
Indianapolis Colts GM Bill Polian announced today that the Colts have released WR Marvin Harrison. “We today have released Marvin Harrison because of salary cap considerations,” Polian said. “Marvin let us know his preference was to be released. Both Jim Irsay and I felt very strongly that after Marvin’s long and dedicated service to the [...]
Maine signs with Mets
Jan. 30, 2009 1 Comment
John Maine and the New York Mets avoided arbitration by agreeing on a one-year $2.6 million contract. Maine wanted $3 million and the Mets were offering $2.2 million. So, some genius figured out that $2.6 million was in the middle, and probably got paid for providing that information. Maine can also earn an additional $25,000 [...]
Report: Ryan to coach Jets
Jan. 19, 2009 Leave a Comment
Multiple sources have told ESPN’s Chris Mortensen that former Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Rex Ryan will become the next head coach of the New York Jets. The sources told Mort that he signed a four-year deal and that an announcement will come later on Monday. Ryan will be introduced at a press conference on Wednesday, [...]
Phils sign Hamels
Jan. 17, 2009 Leave a Comment
The Phillies have avoided arbitration with stud ace Cole Hamels and signed him to a three-year $20.5 million contract. The Phils got some more signin’ to do because Ryan Howard, Ryan Madson, Shane Victorino, Joe Blanton, Jayson Werth and Chad Durbin are still eligible for arbitration. Hamels’ deal takes care of his arbitration years and [...]
Bucs clean house
Jan. 16, 2009 1 Comment
Apparently, Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer doesn’t like ending a season with four straight losses and blowing a 9-3 record to miss the playoffs. I know this because head coach Jon Gruden and general manager Bruce Allen paid with their heads. That’s right, the Bucs have fired Gruden and Allen and will not look [...]
Source: Sox, Youkilis agree to deal
Jan. 15, 2009 Leave a Comment
ESPN’s Peter Gammons is reporting that the Red Sox and Kevin Youkilis have agreed to a four-year, $40 million deal. Youkilis broke out in 2008, hitting .312 with 29 home runs and 115 RBIs.
Not so well-dressed in New York anymore?
Jan. 15, 2009 Leave a Comment
ESPN is reporting that Amani Toomer is done in New York. Toomer, who turns 35 this year, has been with the Giants for 13 seasons. He began the season second on the Giants’ all-time list with 10,344 all-purpose yards. He is also the Giants’ record holder for receptions, receiving yards, touchdown catches and 100+ yard [...]
Report: Dungy is done
Jan. 12, 2009 1 Comment
Jay Glazer of Foxsports.com reports that Tony Dungy will retire from coaching. Sources have told Glazer that Dungy is making the rounds at the Colts complex and saying his good-byes. Dungy is holding a 5 P.M. press conference today, where he is expected to make his official announcement. Dungy finishes his head coaching career with [...]
Pacman done in Big D
Jan. 7, 2009 Leave a Comment
The Dallas Cowboys have announced that they will release Pacman Jones. The move will be made official on February 9th, the first day when teams can make waiver requests. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones even assigned him his own security guards to follow him around to make sure he didn’t get in any trouble. Didn’t happen. [...]
Report: Mangini next Browns head coach
Jan. 7, 2009 Leave a Comment
WEEI’s Michael Holley reports that former Jets head coach Eric Mangini will be named head coach of the Cleveland Browns by the end of the week. Holley also says that Patriots VP of Personnel Scott Pioli will likely not follow Mangini to Cleveland, instead opting for the Kansas City job or staying in New England. [...]
Boston College fires Jagodzinski
Jan. 7, 2009 Leave a Comment
Just like they said they would, Boston College has fired head football coach Jeff Jagodzinski, whose name is roughly as fun to type as that of a certain Illinois governor. B.C. warned Jagodzinski that if he interviewed for the head coaching vacancy of the N.Y. Jets that they would fire him. Apparently, they weren’t kidding. [...]
Report: Broncos fire Shanahan
Dec. 30, 2008 Leave a Comment
The National Football Post is reporting that the Denver Broncos have fired head coach Mike Shanahan and his staff. As of now, we don’t have any more information on this story. Stay tuned. UPDATE: Adam Schefter of NFLN has confirmed the move.
Yankees add Teixeira
Dec. 23, 2008 Leave a Comment
How much money can one baseball franchise spend in a single offseason? It seems the Yankees are trying to find out. The Yankees have now signed first baseman Mark Teixeira to a reported eight-year $180 million deal. He joins CC Sabathia (seven-year, $161 million) and A.J. Burnett (five-year, $82.5 million) as high-priced free agent additions [...]
Red Sox give up on Teixeira
Dec. 19, 2008 Leave a Comment
In a disappointing upset added to an even more disappointingly upsetting winter of un-action, the Red Sox announced the team was not a contender in obtaining star slugger Mark Teixeira. In an e-mail to Boston media from Sox owner John Henry Thursday night, he explained that “we met with Mr. Teixeira and were very much [...]
Sabathia to the Yankees
Dec. 10, 2008 Leave a Comment
For those of you who thought that CC Sabathia would inevitably sign with the Kansas City Royals or Pittsburgh Pirates, I have bad news. While the lure of playing in Missouri or Western Pennsylvania certainly made him pause and think about taking a contract worth about $120 million less, he has ultimately decided that he [...]
Redskins sign DeAngelo Hall
Nov. 7, 2008 Leave a Comment
The Redskins have signed former Falcons and Raiders cornerback DeAngelo Hall to a one-year, $1 million deal, which will be prorated for the rest of the season. “It’s a one-year deal for now, but we’ll work something out long-term,” Hall told FOXSports.com. “That’s why I chose them. I don’t want to hit the market in [...]
Allen Iverson traded to Pistons
Nov. 3, 2008 1 Comment
An NBA official says that mercurial guard Allen Iverson has been shipped to his third team in roughly three years. On Monday, the Denver Nuggets sent the 33-year old Georgetown product to the Detroit Pistons for guard Chauncey Billups and forward Antonio McDyess (an ESPN News report also says that center Cheikh Samb is headed [...]
